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but a situation where john mccain, recently the republican nominee for president has come out and said basically cruz you're out to lunch. these polls are real. stop blaming the ref. and you're beginning to look ridiculous. we have to accept reality. the poll is probably the most respected poll in the country. it's always been where it is. and it gives information to both parties. there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party in the house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, other republicans outside of congress, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before the republican brand gets even more tarnished. that's where the action is. you're never going to get the people who came to town to destroy government to feel bad about destroying g
but a situation where john mccain, recently the republican nominee for president has come out and said basically cruz you're out to lunch. these polls are real. stop blaming the ref. and you're beginning to look ridiculous. we have to accept reality. the poll is probably the most respected poll in the country. it's always been where it is. and it gives information to both parties. there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the...
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senate, senator john mccain of arizona. i started out by asking him about the damage that this entire process has done to his profession, to his party and to the country. >> we have damaged our credibility very badly, and all of us. the president's numbers have gone down. democrat's numbers have gone done. republican's numbers have gone down only greater. and it has eroded the confidence. you just showed, eroded the confidence on the part of the american people. remember that many of the members of the house were elected in 2010, promising to repeal or defund obama care. the problem with their strategy was that it was a fool's errand. we were not going to defund obama care. that's why we had an election in 2012. that's part of what that was all about. so it was a terrific mistake. we inflicted pain on the american people that was totally unnecessary. and we cannot do this again. we republicans have a hole that we've got to come out of. and obviously we're going to have to do a lot of work. well, he's entitled to his views.
senate, senator john mccain of arizona. i started out by asking him about the damage that this entire process has done to his profession, to his party and to the country. >> we have damaged our credibility very badly, and all of us. the president's numbers have gone down. democrat's numbers have gone done. republican's numbers have gone down only greater. and it has eroded the confidence. you just showed, eroded the confidence on the part of the american people. remember that many of the...
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but a situation where john mccain has come out and said cruz you're out to lunch. these polls are real. stop blaming the ref. and you're beginning to look ridiculous. the poll is probably the most respected poll in the country. it's always been where it is. and it gives information to both parties. there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before the republican brand gets even more tarnished. that's where the action is. you're never going to get the people who came to town to destroy government to feel bad about destroying government. it hurts him as well. >> with the help of television help you make your point. in addition to cruz
but a situation where john mccain has come out and said cruz you're out to lunch. these polls are real. stop blaming the ref. and you're beginning to look ridiculous. the poll is probably the most respected poll in the country. it's always been where it is. and it gives information to both parties. there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives...
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. >> john mccain really took some heat. >> just ask john mccain. >> you're a senator with the federal government. >> question after angry question. >> you said build a dang fence, where is the fence? >> why didn't the army go down this and stop them? >> this is not john mccain's first rodeo. >> john mccain was on "meet the press," questioning president obama's judgment. >> he has had no communications with republicans on the issue. >> let me see if you have this correct, when you select sarah palin are you allowed to question anyone's judgment? >> just nine days until the federal government faces yet another one of those dramatic deadlines that it never faced before, just before they took control of the white house. president obama took part of today doing local television interviews for markets in oklahoma and south carolina and texas and five other states about the consequences of the sequester spending cuts and how they can be stopped. >> we had the good folks of oklahoma write in the questions that they wanted me to ask you. oklahoma has a large number of federal employees. why wi
. >> john mccain really took some heat. >> just ask john mccain. >> you're a senator with the federal government. >> question after angry question. >> you said build a dang fence, where is the fence? >> why didn't the army go down this and stop them? >> this is not john mccain's first rodeo. >> john mccain was on "meet the press," questioning president obama's judgment. >> he has had no communications with republicans on the issue....
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john mccain made that.. obamacare was the issue in the election and the voters said we want to reelect obama. now they're saying we don't want to shut down the government but we are going to shut down the government because after all, we have to. it's going to be about this 83 to 16 number. are we -- >> do you want it to be about obamacare next year? >> it already was we won in 2012 on obamacare. >> was president obama legitimately elected president? >> absolutely. >> why don't you let it take effect? >> now that more people know about it -- >> it hasn't taken effect yet. it hasn't taken effect yet. >> but people are learning more about it. letters in the mail that their premiums are going up dramatically. what i think it should be -- >> stop the government. >> no. i'm not saying that. i think republicans are wrong and are going to hurt 2014 if we do that. but i do think. >> let me ask about this new amalgamation. sarah palin is currently a big republican again without office. she came out strongly backing t
john mccain made that.. obamacare was the issue in the election and the voters said we want to reelect obama. now they're saying we don't want to shut down the government but we are going to shut down the government because after all, we have to. it's going to be about this 83 to 16 number. are we -- >> do you want it to be about obamacare next year? >> it already was we won in 2012 on obamacare. >> was president obama legitimately elected president? >> absolutely....
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if john mccain wants to say something to me, happy to respond to something john mccain says. megan mccain has no standing to be kri tooeking me. i'm not going to respond to somebody just because of her last name. >> he would have responded if she were a new jersey citizen. >>> investors hoping stocks close on a positive note after a rough week. major averages avoiding a six-day losing streak. good jobless claims are part of the spark for that one. good morning, jeff. >> good morning to you. away from the markets, we're also keeping an eye on the debt story as well. i'm not talking about the debt ceiling per se. i'm talking about detroit. story during the rounds that there will be some financial assistance for detroit, but the federal government is only talking about $300 million here. this is a city in it up to $18 to $20 billion. so that's some way off the pace. that assistance reflecting the federal government's own limited ability at the moment to provide funding. moving on, i want to talk about microso microsoft. people have been speculating who is going to replace this m
if john mccain wants to say something to me, happy to respond to something john mccain says. megan mccain has no standing to be kri tooeking me. i'm not going to respond to somebody just because of her last name. >> he would have responded if she were a new jersey citizen. >>> investors hoping stocks close on a positive note after a rough week. major averages avoiding a six-day losing streak. good jobless claims are part of the spark for that one. good morning, jeff. >>...
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i heard john mccain at an event, he said we're down to blood relatives and paid staffs, and then he said my mother who is 101, just called me. we're down to paid staff. so there is nobody left. most members in the house and a lot of them in the senate especially those who are not up are less concerned about over all ratings and more concerned about the activist base. and for the ten republican seats that are up, nine incumbents running most of them have primary challenges, and that's what is driving this process in a different way. >> john, what is the calculation? you can actually be serene about losing the public as long as you keep the base? >> at this time it's coming to an end. republicans voting for this even though the base was against t they're saying enough is enough. by passing this budget they get back to a regular process. you see the appropriation process has broken down. they have not been passing their normal routine bills getting them back home and being able to explain what they've been doing for the constituents. i think once this budget passes they'll get back to the n
i heard john mccain at an event, he said we're down to blood relatives and paid staffs, and then he said my mother who is 101, just called me. we're down to paid staff. so there is nobody left. most members in the house and a lot of them in the senate especially those who are not up are less concerned about over all ratings and more concerned about the activist base. and for the ten republican seats that are up, nine incumbents running most of them have primary challenges, and that's what is...
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my heart is with john mccain, but my head is with the president. we don't have anybody to align ourselves with in syria. there is no good actor. >> after 12 years on the job, fbi director robert mueller is stepping down. now he warns that americans are joining radicals. >> it has become a rallying point, and that is a tragedy. for the first year or so of the rebellion it was a spontaneous, nonsectarian revolt against the government. that was a time when the government was very weak and international intervention would have been decisive. at this point, the jihadis have from other places, and where they are dominant, it is very problematic to try to have an intervention. the best we can do is try to support those who are not and hope theysts will prevail over the government over rebels who are not so savory. >> president mubarak was released from jail. >> who do you line up with in egypt? they had just had an election. do we support the military? do we do the muslim brotherhood? could the military possibly open up some spots for the opposition so th
my heart is with john mccain, but my head is with the president. we don't have anybody to align ourselves with in syria. there is no good actor. >> after 12 years on the job, fbi director robert mueller is stepping down. now he warns that americans are joining radicals. >> it has become a rallying point, and that is a tragedy. for the first year or so of the rebellion it was a spontaneous, nonsectarian revolt against the government. that was a time when the government was very weak...
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she was standing about three feet away from lindsey graham and john mccain two of the people who were hardest on her for the benghazi matter. we didn't see any interchange at all. usually they studiously ignore each other. >> i did john mccain and lindsey graham hug in an almost unseemly fashion. leon panetta the out going secretary of defense. they have been two of the most critical of the nominee to be his successor, chuck hagel. it is date night too. i want to point out that. the democratic senator from colorado two years ago proposed, judy, that members instead of just democrats sitting with democrats and republicans... this year i think he's doing it with the republican senator from alaska, that peoplec with people from the other party and across the aisle. several members have done it. i think mccain and gram seem to be a couple of them. >> they share the popcorn. woodruff: that's a tradition they started a few years ago. a a number of members picked it up. it seemed to fade. >> it was done right after the gabrielle giffords. >> woodruff: she's here tonight. i don't think we've
she was standing about three feet away from lindsey graham and john mccain two of the people who were hardest on her for the benghazi matter. we didn't see any interchange at all. usually they studiously ignore each other. >> i did john mccain and lindsey graham hug in an almost unseemly fashion. leon panetta the out going secretary of defense. they have been two of the most critical of the nominee to be his successor, chuck hagel. it is date night too. i want to point out that. the...
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i agree with john mccain. he ought to pay a price here because he goes out of his way to stick his finger in the eye of america. he is not -- he has lots of vulnerabilities. >> john: what senator schumer was referring to john biden to ecuador please do not give asylum in your country. president of ecuador, we're not going to think about that now because he is not in territory and maybe we will and maybe we won't. then on national television he made grievances against the united states. should the vice president have called him? >> i'm not saying he should or shouldn't or vice president should or shouldn't. we have a deal with he is countries in realistic fashion. they are not friends of ours. they will do whatever is necessary to damage america's national interests. by the way, we are hearing now that al-qaeda and other organizations are changing their strategy in means of communications as a result of mr. snowden's revelations. so these things don't happen without some price to be paid. there should be a pric
i agree with john mccain. he ought to pay a price here because he goes out of his way to stick his finger in the eye of america. he is not -- he has lots of vulnerabilities. >> john: what senator schumer was referring to john biden to ecuador please do not give asylum in your country. president of ecuador, we're not going to think about that now because he is not in territory and maybe we will and maybe we won't. then on national television he made grievances against the united states....
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john mccain, by the way, broke his own rule and own supposed rule of not using filibuster on cabinet nominees. he's broken with the rule to stand with his sidekick, lindsey graham, afraid of a primary challenge, worried about his re-election in 2014. the only reason i can think of to delay this then guys when they said it's a fore gone, they, themselves are going to vote for cloture, is a fishing exhibition. what to they think they'll find in ten days? use it for ten more days of excruciating irrelevant argument about benghazi, something over which chuck hagel had nothing, no oversight, nothing to do with? it's irrelevant to his nomination. >> chris, it sounds like for mccain and graham, they want to drag it out. they don't even sound like they're looking for some smoking gun. >> i think one of the most important things for people, you know this better than i, one of the most important things for people to understand about the way the senate works and the filibuster works is that one way to look at a congress, a senate, 113th, is as a finite amount of legislating hours. let's say 5,0
john mccain, by the way, broke his own rule and own supposed rule of not using filibuster on cabinet nominees. he's broken with the rule to stand with his sidekick, lindsey graham, afraid of a primary challenge, worried about his re-election in 2014. the only reason i can think of to delay this then guys when they said it's a fore gone, they, themselves are going to vote for cloture, is a fishing exhibition. what to they think they'll find in ten days? use it for ten more days of excruciating...
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what happened, for instance, to senator john mccain of arizona? an early and at times impassioned supporter of immigration reform on moral principles on pain of rebuke from his own party, john mccain kept pushing comprehensive, compassionate immigration reform, because he said he believed deeply that it was the right thing to do, until somebody changed the channel, and all of a sudden, it wasn't the right thing to do anymore. >> at this point, if your original proposal came to a vote in the senate floor, would you vote for it? >> it won't. it won't. that's why we went through the debate of -- >> would you? >> no, i would not. >> that was john mccain saying no, he would not vote yes on his own bill. john mccain giving up on his own immigration ideas when he was running for president in 2008. he was, i guess, far enough away from his presidential campaign by the time the senate voted on immigration the summer that he had switched back to his old position, which means he executed the rare not just flip-flop but flip-flop-flip on an issue that is supp
what happened, for instance, to senator john mccain of arizona? an early and at times impassioned supporter of immigration reform on moral principles on pain of rebuke from his own party, john mccain kept pushing comprehensive, compassionate immigration reform, because he said he believed deeply that it was the right thing to do, until somebody changed the channel, and all of a sudden, it wasn't the right thing to do anymore. >> at this point, if your original proposal came to a vote in...
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it's john mccain. we'll ask him because he is next. an dream is of a better future, a confident retirement. those dreams, there's just no way we're going to let them die. ♪ like they helped millions of others. by listening. planning. working one on one. that's what ameriprise financial does. that's what they can do with you. that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. ♪ [ male announcer ] may your lights always be green. [ tires reech ] ♪ [ beeping ] ♪ may you never be stuck behind a stinky truck. [ beeping ] ♪ may things always go your way. but it's good to be prepared... just in case they don't. toyota. let's go places, safely. p .. . >> neil: all right. alcoa is not the big old bell weather it used to be but at it the first company to report revenues, and they beat expectations. i say it's not as prominent as it used to be because it ways kicked out of the dow and replaced by jp morgan chase. so that will be the company that heralds the start of earnings season in a meaningful way. alcoa is a powerful international playe
it's john mccain. we'll ask him because he is next. an dream is of a better future, a confident retirement. those dreams, there's just no way we're going to let them die. ♪ like they helped millions of others. by listening. planning. working one on one. that's what ameriprise financial does. that's what they can do with you. that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. ♪ [ male announcer ] may your lights always be green. [ tires reech ] ♪ [ beeping ] ♪ may you never be stuck behind a...
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this as senator john mccain made an unannounced visit into syria. senator mccain has long been a supporter of the syrian opposition and now he went to meet with them for himself. >> reporter: the visit lasted a few hours. no big delegation, secret and low profile but a high risk trip to an area that's recently seen air strikes and suicide attacks. senator mccain crossed into syria from turkey. the rebel faction he wants the u.s. to support with arms and a no fly zone. washington already supplies the army with food and medicine. mccain met with the free syrian army's general commander that spoke exclusively to nbc earlier this month. he's a moderate and the mccain trip seemed aimed at highlighting him as a partner in a conflict where white house officials said there's no one they trust enough to fully support. instead, the white house is pushing for a negotiated settlement and a u.s. and russian backed conference next month. >> we are committed to this. we want to make the conference happen together with many other conference that joined up. >> as th
this as senator john mccain made an unannounced visit into syria. senator mccain has long been a supporter of the syrian opposition and now he went to meet with them for himself. >> reporter: the visit lasted a few hours. no big delegation, secret and low profile but a high risk trip to an area that's recently seen air strikes and suicide attacks. senator mccain crossed into syria from turkey. the rebel faction he wants the u.s. to support with arms and a no fly zone. washington already...
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and if conservatives like cruz want to push hard, while the john mccain wing of the party say we should deal with reality and push for incremental change. >> there is breaking news right now, a reporter got his hands on what the house gop is planning to do on the debt ceiling. and here is the irony, after everyone said what ted cruz was doing was crazy and a stunt, out comes the plan to deal with the debt ceiling deadline, which we know now is october 13th, according to the treasury, that is as unthinkable as delaying to a obama care, that idea is exactly as dead on arrival as ted cruz' plan is. >> right, but just step with me into the conservative world. this is the reality that john boehner is dealing with. the more rational move right now, the better decision is to actually fight for a debt limit battle, maybe even put default on the line to get concessions from the white house, you and i discussed it before. doesn't seem like the best play for the republicans, but for the speaker establishment of the republicans that seems to be the best play on the table. >> and much higher factor,
and if conservatives like cruz want to push hard, while the john mccain wing of the party say we should deal with reality and push for incremental change. >> there is breaking news right now, a reporter got his hands on what the house gop is planning to do on the debt ceiling. and here is the irony, after everyone said what ted cruz was doing was crazy and a stunt, out comes the plan to deal with the debt ceiling deadline, which we know now is october 13th, according to the treasury, that...
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john boehner announced the hiring of a veteran immigration expert and former john mccain chief of staff rebecca talent. but no good deed goes unpunished, especially in the gop. as soon as boehner's new hire became republican, reform opponents pounced. head of the anti-reform center on immigration studies wrote, the republican party leadership really does seem dead set on satisfying corporate demands and trying to ram amnesty down the throats of its own voters. joining us now is professor at the lbj school of public policy at the university of texas, victoria s victoria soto. thank you, as always. i'm reminded of the old adage, once burned, twice shy. i think it is great that speaker boehner is bringing in someone who knows a thing or two about immigration reform. should we be optimistic? >> you know, alex, i have been a debbie downer about the whole comprehensive immigration reform for a while now. the truth is, i'm not much more optimistic about comprehensive immigration reform. i think that the talent hire maybe signals there's going to be a move to do something about immigration. aga
john boehner announced the hiring of a veteran immigration expert and former john mccain chief of staff rebecca talent. but no good deed goes unpunished, especially in the gop. as soon as boehner's new hire became republican, reform opponents pounced. head of the anti-reform center on immigration studies wrote, the republican party leadership really does seem dead set on satisfying corporate demands and trying to ram amnesty down the throats of its own voters. joining us now is professor at the...
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." >> senator john mccain, world-respected arbitrator of what is and what is not rational. bob corker of tennessee was even more blunt in his comments, but, again, day don't say each other's names, which is really weird about the senate, but that's the way it goes. bob corker said today, "i didn't go to harvard or princeton," what he doesn't say there is, like ted cruz did, "i didn't go to harvard or princeton, but i can count. this is a tactic that will fail and weaken our position." again, there are no democrats in these fights. there are no liberals in these fights. this is all republicans and conservatives going after each other and it has been amazing to watch. >> we can't have the government shut down. we can't be kamikazes. >> when republicans run into the street, despite the fact there's a flashing red light, they're going to get hit by the cars and killed. this is stupid politically, this is stupid at a policy level. we are going to let our party run into traffic in a red light. it's beyond idiotic. >> before peter king and former george w. bush communications dire
." >> senator john mccain, world-respected arbitrator of what is and what is not rational. bob corker of tennessee was even more blunt in his comments, but, again, day don't say each other's names, which is really weird about the senate, but that's the way it goes. bob corker said today, "i didn't go to harvard or princeton," what he doesn't say there is, like ted cruz did, "i didn't go to harvard or princeton, but i can count. this is a tactic that will fail and...
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"viewpoint" is next. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: today john mccain held a town hall meeting with he was heckled insulted and verbally abuseed so rudely by people who used to support him at one point he had to check a mirror just to make sure he wasn't chuck hagel. in a marriage equality ad, it's also the only commercial on tv that does not feature the progressive lady. why won't president obama sign the executive order for lgbt. today is the 86th bird of sydney portier, and the 50th birthday of charles barkley and had he live, it would be the birthday of kirk cobain as well. congress can, in fact, do stuff. this is "viewpoint"." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us. with the budget sequester that would tut a trillion dollars from the budget, speaker of the house john boehner warned of dire consequences if it's allowing to through. a wall street journal opinion piece, you'll be shocked to hear blamed the entire mess on president obama. boehner named just a couple of things that he pushed through the house must be avoided. it thr
"viewpoint" is next. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: today john mccain held a town hall meeting with he was heckled insulted and verbally abuseed so rudely by people who used to support him at one point he had to check a mirror just to make sure he wasn't chuck hagel. in a marriage equality ad, it's also the only commercial on tv that does not feature the progressive lady. why won't president obama sign the executive order for lgbt. today is the 86th bird of sydney portier, and...
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mccain. >> and bob kerrey. it was his service and people impugning his service that sunk his 2004 campaign. seeing the emotion in his eyes while he was on the boat even though he is not known for public a motion that public displays of emotion, it was amazing. >> even more than barack obama and the washington redskins, it was a lousy year for congress. >> you hear a lot of comparisons to be do-nothing congress. this congress has done less than that one. by all accounts it was a bad year. the one thing they did get done was a small budget deal. even that has come under a lot of criticism that it does not do anything to curb the long-term. >> it was a small deal. that really was an outgrowth of the backlash to the government shutdown, wasn't it? >> it was a blow back to the government shutdown. the first government shutdown in 17 years cost the economy about $16 billion. i think that house speaker john boehner saw that this was a up with relations disaster and that the end of the day, the republicans that "the sh
mccain. >> and bob kerrey. it was his service and people impugning his service that sunk his 2004 campaign. seeing the emotion in his eyes while he was on the boat even though he is not known for public a motion that public displays of emotion, it was amazing. >> even more than barack obama and the washington redskins, it was a lousy year for congress. >> you hear a lot of comparisons to be do-nothing congress. this congress has done less than that one. by all accounts it was...
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. >> john mccain by the way broke his own rule of not using the filibuster. he said in the past he has pbro that rule. he is worried about his re-election in 2014. they said they are going to vote for closure. what do they think they are going to find in ten days? do they want to use it for ten more days of argument about benghazi something over which chuck haegle had nothing to do with. >> it sounds like for mccain and gram they want to drag it out. >> one of the most important things for people to understand about the way the senate works and the way that the filibuster works, one way to look at the senate, is a finite amount of legislating hours. every hour you can burn, that is a win. it is a finite budget. when you can spend that time, and it eats up a lot of time, you are shrinking the amount of time. so, one of the huge effects of the constant filibustering is more chewing up the clock making it impossible to use every hour of that time. this is the perfect example. what they have gained themselves are hours that no one is getting back in the 113th con
. >> john mccain by the way broke his own rule of not using the filibuster. he said in the past he has pbro that rule. he is worried about his re-election in 2014. they said they are going to vote for closure. what do they think they are going to find in ten days? do they want to use it for ten more days of argument about benghazi something over which chuck haegle had nothing to do with. >> it sounds like for mccain and gram they want to drag it out. >> one of the most...
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now you have john mccain over there. i want to play for you something the president said because it's interesting. it's possible that mccain is sort of moving up into playing the role that wendall wilkey once played for fdr. take a listen. >> you had that lovers' quarrel for a while. now you're best friends. what happened? >> that's how a classic romantic comedy goes, right? you know, initially you're not getting along and you keep on bumping into each other. he deserves credit for being somebody who's willing to go against the grain of his own party sometimes. it's probably not good for me to compliment him on television. >> perry, who's that relationship working for? >> i think if you look at the context of it, in 2009 and 2010, john mccain criticized barack obama a lot. but john mccain in 2010 had to run for re-eleion. he had to worry about making sure he appealed to tea party folks and didn't lose a primary. now you're seeing the traditional john mccain. the thing about john mccain is not whether he's moderate or con
now you have john mccain over there. i want to play for you something the president said because it's interesting. it's possible that mccain is sort of moving up into playing the role that wendall wilkey once played for fdr. take a listen. >> you had that lovers' quarrel for a while. now you're best friends. what happened? >> that's how a classic romantic comedy goes, right? you know, initially you're not getting along and you keep on bumping into each other. he deserves credit for...
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about the conflict that john mccain must feel sometimes. on the one hand, you know, he wants to move the president's agenda along and be the bipartisan deal maker and the loyal opposition. but then he recognizes he's got to deal with, you know, his friend from texas. >> this was a setup, by the way. remember before the show began, harry reid came out and he asked ted cruz, will you kindly let john mccain talk for 15 minutes? why? so he can rip you a new -- >> rip you a new one. >> and go after some analogy -- and be the guy who defines where ted cruz went too far. >> and i think that is actually a role mccain relishes playing, being the lone statesman in a group of rebel rousers, whacko birds, whatever you want to call them. >> and he's probably one of the few that will vote for harry reid's clean continuing resolution. and he likes to be the historical guy too. nevill chamberlain got a raw deal from ted cruz. >> all right. moving on, the cheney clan does not let any good deed go unpunished. alan simpson reportedly received a tongue lashing
about the conflict that john mccain must feel sometimes. on the one hand, you know, he wants to move the president's agenda along and be the bipartisan deal maker and the loyal opposition. but then he recognizes he's got to deal with, you know, his friend from texas. >> this was a setup, by the way. remember before the show began, harry reid came out and he asked ted cruz, will you kindly let john mccain talk for 15 minutes? why? so he can rip you a new -- >> rip you a new one....
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as john mccain said when you are at nine percent you're down to staff and let relatives supporting you. -- blood relative supporting you. republicanst time in congress, 43-40 two over president obama. when you are running behind. --did you come here closer could you come here closer? >> i do not want to make a big deal out of this. is numberof charles' one on the "new york times" nonfiction bestseller list. officially nonfiction. >> that is over the top. >> you guys are a really great help. >> we love you. we honor you. we adore you. ask we obey you and we are your reality check. >> what to do about sanctions on iran? >> i do think that we ought to be ratcheting up the sanctions against iran. >> our hope is now that no new sanctions would be put in place for the simple reason that if they are it could be viewed as bad faith by the people we are negotiating with. >> ok, secretary kerry saying that britain and france and germany agree on a proposal which would halt or delay its progress toward nuclear weapons but some members of the senate want to impose tougher new sanctions trade what
as john mccain said when you are at nine percent you're down to staff and let relatives supporting you. -- blood relative supporting you. republicanst time in congress, 43-40 two over president obama. when you are running behind. --did you come here closer could you come here closer? >> i do not want to make a big deal out of this. is numberof charles' one on the "new york times" nonfiction bestseller list. officially nonfiction. >> that is over the top. >> you guys...
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. >> john mccain, in five minutes, and decapitated him on that. 40-to-60arkable that house members within the republican majority can prevent a continuing resolution from keeping the federal government going, and that the speaker, the majority leader, the majority whip in the house, do not have the -- this is family television, to take it to a vote -- >> backbone. >> backbone, thank you. >> close. >> close. >> anatomically speaking. >> anatomically speaking.if they get thrown out, they get thrown out. it is a big story if they get thrown out. at some point, you have to have the courage of your convictions be governing. you are sent to washington to govern, not to not govern. , it is interesting. speaks rule that nina to, which is that you need a majority of republicans support to bring anything to the floor had operated when ronald reagan was the president with the democrats controlling the house, we never would have gotten to a vote on ronald reagan's budget. it is obvious there are both there to pass this budget right now with democrats and republicans voting for it, but is it heading o
. >> john mccain, in five minutes, and decapitated him on that. 40-to-60arkable that house members within the republican majority can prevent a continuing resolution from keeping the federal government going, and that the speaker, the majority leader, the majority whip in the house, do not have the -- this is family television, to take it to a vote -- >> backbone. >> backbone, thank you. >> close. >> close. >> anatomically speaking. >> anatomically...
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you expect lindsay graham and john mccain to be on that list. you cannot underestimate the importance of having marco rube y -- rubio on that list. you see the shift -- >> a little defensive. he's having to play a lot defense. >> a little bit but the fact that he's a part of it and he's so well liked in that segment of the republican party for which is comprehensive is code word for amnesty is helpful. >> maria, that's the big compromise if you will, that these republicans are making. despite all this talk that nothing comprehensive can get done, rubio says, no, no, we're never going to get border security without the pathway to citizenship. >> it also shows how mccain is mentoring rubio. basically mccain sat him down and said we need to do something comprehensive. unless they pass comprehensive immigration reform, they're going to have a latino vote problem the next day. they have to craft something smart, comprehensive. >> perry, what the white house says tomorrow, we know they're going to be supportive that the senate is taking action. the qu
you expect lindsay graham and john mccain to be on that list. you cannot underestimate the importance of having marco rube y -- rubio on that list. you see the shift -- >> a little defensive. he's having to play a lot defense. >> a little bit but the fact that he's a part of it and he's so well liked in that segment of the republican party for which is comprehensive is code word for amnesty is helpful. >> maria, that's the big compromise if you will, that these republicans are...